49 and reflecting

Prayer for September 14, 2012

Our Father in HeavenI come to You, Father, Knowing who You are.You are the Eternal GodWho reigns Supreme over Heaven;Over all the earth and it’s people.You are the Everlasting GodWho has always been And will always be.You are the One and True God.The God of Israel.

Blessed be Your name, O God.May praise and worship be Yours,And Yours alone, for onlyYou are worthy to receiveWorship, honor, and praise.You are the God of Perfection,Of justice and holiness.You are the God of Love;And there is none other.

Father, I ask that Your Kingdom come.I know that it has come alreadyIn the hearts and minds of Your children,And yet it won’t be fully revealedUntil our Lord and SaviorJesus is come to reign As You have decreed.Until then, Father, I prayThat we, Your children, will be About the business You’ve called us to.Touch our lives and our minds;Open our eyes, and give us ears to hearSo that we might truly be ableTo know and understandAll that You want us to be and do;And to do it as willingly here on earthAs it is done in Heaven.

Father, I thank You for this day,And for all the ones before,And I pray Father, that You will help us allTo look at each day as Your gift to us;As another opportunity to learnWho we are to be, and how we’re to live,And how we’re to loveOur neighbors, our friends, our families,Our enemies, and You.Father, God, I pray that YouWould show us allThat we’re to love the unlovable;That we’re to serve those undeserving,That we’re to support and encourageAnd pray for those over us.

Father, God, I pray for those in the Middle East,For all those people, those individuals, Your childrenWho are suffering at the hands of those who hate.Father, please don’t let us forget That You love all people.Help us to love those who are in the grip of evil;Who are being used and manipulatedTo bring harm and destruction To the innocent, and Those who have done them no harm.

Father, God, I pray You place a hedge of protection overAll Your children. Lead, guide and direct them, Father,To a place of safety and shelter.Stay the hand of those who wishTo persecute them, and send to themThose who can bring them aid and reliefFrom the terrible trialsThey’re enduring.

Heavenly Father,I pray that You will be with Your people, Israel,And I pray that You will strengthen them;That You will give them wisdom, and courage;And, that You will remind all nationsOf Your promise to bless thoseWho bless them,And curse those who curse them.Father, I pray that You would use Your children to remind Our men and women in leadershipThat to not stand with IsraelIs to stand against You.Turn us from this path, Father,And help us, Your children,To restore our devotion to Your chosen people, and to show themYour love, and to reassure themOf our commitment and willingnessTo help and stand with them.

Father, I ask You to be with Your childrenIn this country You’ve blessed so much.Father, You have blessed us, andMade us a nation like no other.You have made us greatAs You have made Israel great,But Father remind usThat our greatness Came through our love and commitmentTo You, and Your chosen people;The nation of Israel.

I ask You, Father, to touch the livesOf Your Servants in this country.I pray Father, that You would create a fireWithin the hearts and minds of all Those who preach and teach Your Holy Word.Father, make us stand, and declareYour Holy Word in all it’s truth.Use the Godly men of this country, Father,To remind Your children,And the people of this nation that You are Supreme;That You are Sovereign, and All powerful, and That You are as much a GodOf justice and truth,As You are a God of mercy and love.

Father, I ask You to please forgive me Of my sins, and the sins of this nation.We have sinned against You.We have spit in Your face.We have taken the blessings You’ve given us,And laid claim to them as ifWe gave them to ourselves.We praise You with our lips,But our hearts are far removedFrom You, and Your Holy Word.Father, God, Have mercy upon us.Restore us.Do not let us go as those nationsHave gone who have Come against You and Your people.

Father, God, we don’t deserveAll that You have given us.We don’t deserve Your love.We do deserve Your wrath;Your anger.For our denial, For our refusal,For our failure,To stand for those thingsThat are precious in Your sight.We have killed the unborn;We have taken every form of Wickedness and viceAnd celebrate them, and promote them,And call them entertainment.We encourage greedAnd self-worth,And self-love,And the growth of selfTo the point where we can not See beyond ourselves.

Father, forgive us.Turn Your anger from us, and cleanse us.Create in me, and our nation a new heart.Teach us to follow You,Teach us what it is to have faith and trust.Show us that they are more Than mere words,But that they are actionsWhich must be taken and shown,And above all, lived.Keep us from the temptationsThat are all around us.All the evil that beckons usTo turn our eyes from You,And that stops up our earsSo that we can notHear Your voice.Deliver us from the evil that Threatens to overwhelm us.Let us not be taken In by clever lies,And the praise of false lips,And the promise ofThings that will never come.

Let us rejoice in You;Let us glory in the fact that we Know You, and that YouAre our Almighty God;That Your Kingdom is even now Being established,And that You are and will foreverBe all Powerful,And that Your GloryWill one future day outshine the sun,And we shall live in it’s lightThroughout Eternity.